HOUSTON – John Metchie III couldn’t let the moment pass after his first NFL touchdown, his first time with the football inside the end zone since the Southeastern Conference championship game ...

John Metchie, who was diagnosed with leukemia in July 2022 and missed his entire rookie season, has been cleared to resume football actives and took the practice field for the Houston Texans ...

As Houston Texans receiver John Metchie III rose from the end zone to flex for the camera just before halftime of Sunday’s 26-23 loss to the Detroit Lions, running back Joe Mixon sprinted toward ...

Wide receiver John Metchie III is back on the field after a battle with leukemia that ended his rookie season with the Houston Texans before it even took off. One year later, Metchie is focused on ...

FILE - Houston Texans' John Metchie III smiles during an NFL football rookie minicamp practice on May 13, 2022, in Houston. The rookie wide receiver announced Sunday, July 24, 2022, that he has ...

John Metchie III was drafted by the Houston Texans in the second round this year. The rookie wide receiver announced July 24 that he has been diagnosed with a form of leukemia.

The star of Saturday’s Houston-New York preseason game was wide receiver John Metchie. A third-year player out of Alabama, Metchie has dealt with a lot of off-the-field issues, mainly being ...

Houston Texans wide receiver John Metchie III catches the football for a touchdown while covered by Detroit Lions cornerback Terrion Arnold during an NFL game on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024, at NRG ...

Houston Texans wide receiver John Metchie III (8) goes up to catch a pass against New York Giants cornerback Breon Borders (26) during the second half of an NFL preseason football game Saturday ...

Metchie, at 5-foot-11, roughly 190 pounds, is capable of doing this; throughout the 2023 regular season and subsequent postseason, he took 250 snaps from out wide and 123 from the slot, per PFF.

John Metchie was not someone on our shortlist for "underperforming players" during the preseason. If anyone was going to disappoint, it was likely to be Xavier Hutchinson.